Shaman King Fan Fiction / Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ Back to the Beginning ❯ A family torn apart, and a son with one thought on his mind... ( Chapter 9 )
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By: Orangespeed 
Blade strikes again...and Michael finally loses it as Blade captures his wife, Tikal.
Anime/Manga: Shaman King Fan Fiction / Sonic Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Action / Supernatural / Mystery | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 08.24.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 175 | Status: Completed
Blade strikes again...and Michael finally loses it as Blade captures his wife, Tikal.
Anime/Manga: Shaman King Fan Fiction / Sonic Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Action / Supernatural / Mystery | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 08.24.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 175 | Status: Completed
Back to the Beginning: Ch 9
What is the purpose of life in a true sense? Man has yet to find it out, and likely never will...
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Sonic zipped back to Motople with Amy in his arms, Sonie holding Knuckles as he sped next to his father while Shadow went solo. As Sonic spd near his son's home he could see Tikal outside the house, tending to the flowers. With an eager wave, Sonic and the others went to check on Michael, who was still in a runless state.
"...That bad, huh?" Sonic asked in dissapointment after hearing the news from Tikal.
"Well, Sonic, my husband seems to be taking this much more seriously then I ever thought he would...he won't eat, he wont sleep or talk to me...I'm really growing worried about him, Sonic." Tikal waved them inside and shut the door soundly.
"Where is he now, Tikal?" Amy asked with a concern only a mother could show.
"He's upstairs, hasn't spoken a word since you all left to find Tails...oh! Speaking of which, what happened, and where is Tails?" Tikal stopped short of her origonal point to ask of Tails' whereabouts.
Tikal got the shock of her life, instead...
"Tikal, I'm afraid that there's been a situation thats come up and its going to take a good several hours to explain it fully." Knuckles spoke to the orange echidna, knowing that Tails was a really close friend of hers and anything that happened to him would affect her in some way.
"He is...alive...isn't he?" Tikal asked, hopeful.
"Thats just the thing, Tikal...we aren't sure at this point." Sonie patted Tikal on the back in an attempt to ease the shock of the news. Sonie's efforts prooved futile, however, as Tikal started crying bitterly at the announcement.
"He...can't be dead!!" Tikal said, tears flowing down her flushed orange face, Amy knew what it meant to lose a friend, numerous times, so she could sympathize with her situation.
"Listen, there's still hope for him, you know?" Amy said, trying to cheer up Tikal, but she was unusually persistent with her emotions.
"It can't be fixed...it just can't!"
Amy, in all her time as Tikal's closest friend, next to Tails, had never known Tikal to display such raw, uninhibited outburst of sorrow and grief for anyone, even with what went down with Knuckles' death at the hands of Mecha Monic* (See "Fresh Start: The Sequel to Brainwashed)
"At the sound of Tikal's sad voice, a lone figure appeared out of the shadows from upstairs, an orange hedgehog was looking concerningly at his wife.
"Tika? Are you alright? Whatever is wrong, you can tell me." Michael looked lovingly at Tikal, the softness in his voice, his calm stride, and his concerned attitude shocked even Sonic, his own father.
"Whoa, whats with the big turnaround, son?" Amy asked, awaiting a reasonable reply as to what happened with Tikal's account of his past behavior. "From what Tikal told me, you have been acting very selfish recently, which is understandable, but not talking to Tikal, your own wife, is border-line insane! You two are supposed to take care of each other like a couple should!"
After Amy's lecture, Michael looked at her weirdly and replied simply, not knowing what was really going on. "Since when did I act this way, Tika? I've been walking plenty to try and strengthen my leg muscles so I can run sooner. Why would you tell my father and mother I was ignoring you, Tika?"
Amy and Sonic looked at Tikal, shocked that she would tell a lie since her overall nature was that of a always-truthful person.
"Whats going on, Tikal? If there's something you're hiding, now is the time to discuss it for all of us to hear." Knuckles accused the orange echidna, getting a blank stare in return.
"Why, Knuckles...I had no idea that you were so sharp...<Darkening voice>...Since when did you come to notice I wasn't the same in spirit as my weaker self?"
Michael looked in shock that Tikal said this, but Sonic and everyone else knew exactly what was going on with Tikal...
"Michael! Get out of the way! She's been possessed by Blade's spirit!" Sonic called loudly, Michael went as fast as his body would allow him to back upstairs.
"Why?! Why did you possess Tikal's body, you monster!?" Amy shouted at the, now red-eyed, Tikal.
"Its all real simple, actually...by using Tikal's special healing poiwers, I will ressurect my crushed body to, once again, realize my big invasion of this puny place, Sonic!! Pricks of all ages shall kneel before me in anguish and plead with their lives for mercy! I shall give them none! You are mere roadblocks in my way of acheiving what I have always dreamed of since I was with that pathetic bunch of hooligans, The Freaks!* (Read "Invasion") Yet, I see that you pricks are as persistent as ever in your attempts to stop my dream from becoming reality...I always thought I had the power and the smarts to defeat you all...But you and those sorry excuses you call friends interrupted my plans and sent me to my death...then you went so far as to thwart my second attempts at domination, and to get revenge for what you did to me before!* (Read "Broad Horizons") Now, the third time shall be the ultamite charm!! This universe, and every single inhabitant in it, shall cower at my superior power and strength!! And there's nothing you or anyone else can do to stop me!!!!" Tikal laughed as she teleported herself out of sight, her laughter echoing throughout the house.
Sonic looked at Amy and Knuckles, panic written all over his face as he knew that Tikal did have what it took to bring Blade's body back to life.
"Things just went from bad to really worse..."
Meanwhile, Michael, who had overheard Tikal's entire story, looked at his father with a stare that could melt through steel. After about a minute of total silence, Sonie finally broke the ice. "Michael, I'm afraid that Tikal, your wife, has been possessed by the spirit of Blade..."
"So, Blade has returned..." Michael closed his eyes for a moment and muttered a few incoherent words to himself. "I never thought he'd have the guts to show himself again...Now that he's back, I fear for everyone's safety, mostly my family." Michael opened his eyes and stared right into the eyes of his father, emerald eyes locking in place with the emotion filling the air. Suddenly, Michael grabbed his leg-aids and threw them to the ground, Sonic cried out in horror.
"No! Why did you do that?! They weren't ready to be free!" Sonic looked at Michael s if he were a crazy man, but Michael no longer had a pitiful look in his eyes anymore...
"I don't care what happens to me anymore, dad, Blade has gone too far this time and, crippled or not, I will utterly destroy Blade and remove his existence from this very world...for good!" Michael stretched his legs, wincing considerably as only three weeks had past since he was put on the leg-aids. "I will destroy him even if it costs me my own legs or even my life, he messed with me and messed with my family; NOONE gets away from me wfter that, dad!" Michael looked through pained eyes at Sonic.
"Son...you can't do this by yourself, in your current state, you'd be finished before you even faced Blade! Plus, he is going to fight you using his ressurected body! He will be at full power while you will be crippled and barely able to f-" Sonic never got that phrase finished because Michael smacked Sonic aside the head for calling him crippled.
"I am not crippled, just not at full strength! You stay out of this, and don't mess with me until Im through with that bastard!" Michael shouted as Amy was moving to tears, covering her face with her hands.
"Michael, don't do this! You won't stand a chance against that monster, he's much much stronger then the last time we faced him!" Knuckles tried to speak sense into the young hedgehog but only got the finger. "Yearg! I just wanted to be a help to you since you, obviously, can't fight in your disabled state! Without our help, you won't even get out of this house, boy,,," Knuckles gritted his teeth as Michael looked menacingly at the red echidna, totally unaffected that he was the Guardien of the Master Emerald.
"Say what you want, guy, but this fight is mine and mine ALONE!" Michael screamed at Knuckles, Amy came up and slapped the shit out her son in a teary outburst of emotion.
"Listen to yourself! You really are selfish and cruel! You can't run, and it was your life, but you must deal with your condition, son! Live to fight another day, don't you see that we're only doing this to save your life?!" Amy pleaded her heart out, but Michael's mind had already been made up: he was going to fight Blade alone and alone he would fight.
Michael, wanting to prove his seriousness, dashed out of the house, his screams louder then anything Sonic had ever heard.
"You fool...you fool!!!"
But Michael was already two hundred miles away from his house, revenge on his mind and a score to settle with Blade. Whether or not he would be successful, time could only tell that end...
End Ch 9
What is the purpose of life in a true sense? Man has yet to find it out, and likely never will...
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Sonic zipped back to Motople with Amy in his arms, Sonie holding Knuckles as he sped next to his father while Shadow went solo. As Sonic spd near his son's home he could see Tikal outside the house, tending to the flowers. With an eager wave, Sonic and the others went to check on Michael, who was still in a runless state.
"...That bad, huh?" Sonic asked in dissapointment after hearing the news from Tikal.
"Well, Sonic, my husband seems to be taking this much more seriously then I ever thought he would...he won't eat, he wont sleep or talk to me...I'm really growing worried about him, Sonic." Tikal waved them inside and shut the door soundly.
"Where is he now, Tikal?" Amy asked with a concern only a mother could show.
"He's upstairs, hasn't spoken a word since you all left to find Tails...oh! Speaking of which, what happened, and where is Tails?" Tikal stopped short of her origonal point to ask of Tails' whereabouts.
Tikal got the shock of her life, instead...
"Tikal, I'm afraid that there's been a situation thats come up and its going to take a good several hours to explain it fully." Knuckles spoke to the orange echidna, knowing that Tails was a really close friend of hers and anything that happened to him would affect her in some way.
"He is...alive...isn't he?" Tikal asked, hopeful.
"Thats just the thing, Tikal...we aren't sure at this point." Sonie patted Tikal on the back in an attempt to ease the shock of the news. Sonie's efforts prooved futile, however, as Tikal started crying bitterly at the announcement.
"He...can't be dead!!" Tikal said, tears flowing down her flushed orange face, Amy knew what it meant to lose a friend, numerous times, so she could sympathize with her situation.
"Listen, there's still hope for him, you know?" Amy said, trying to cheer up Tikal, but she was unusually persistent with her emotions.
"It can't be fixed...it just can't!"
Amy, in all her time as Tikal's closest friend, next to Tails, had never known Tikal to display such raw, uninhibited outburst of sorrow and grief for anyone, even with what went down with Knuckles' death at the hands of Mecha Monic* (See "Fresh Start: The Sequel to Brainwashed)
"At the sound of Tikal's sad voice, a lone figure appeared out of the shadows from upstairs, an orange hedgehog was looking concerningly at his wife.
"Tika? Are you alright? Whatever is wrong, you can tell me." Michael looked lovingly at Tikal, the softness in his voice, his calm stride, and his concerned attitude shocked even Sonic, his own father.
"Whoa, whats with the big turnaround, son?" Amy asked, awaiting a reasonable reply as to what happened with Tikal's account of his past behavior. "From what Tikal told me, you have been acting very selfish recently, which is understandable, but not talking to Tikal, your own wife, is border-line insane! You two are supposed to take care of each other like a couple should!"
After Amy's lecture, Michael looked at her weirdly and replied simply, not knowing what was really going on. "Since when did I act this way, Tika? I've been walking plenty to try and strengthen my leg muscles so I can run sooner. Why would you tell my father and mother I was ignoring you, Tika?"
Amy and Sonic looked at Tikal, shocked that she would tell a lie since her overall nature was that of a always-truthful person.
"Whats going on, Tikal? If there's something you're hiding, now is the time to discuss it for all of us to hear." Knuckles accused the orange echidna, getting a blank stare in return.
"Why, Knuckles...I had no idea that you were so sharp...<Darkening voice>...Since when did you come to notice I wasn't the same in spirit as my weaker self?"
Michael looked in shock that Tikal said this, but Sonic and everyone else knew exactly what was going on with Tikal...
"Michael! Get out of the way! She's been possessed by Blade's spirit!" Sonic called loudly, Michael went as fast as his body would allow him to back upstairs.
"Why?! Why did you possess Tikal's body, you monster!?" Amy shouted at the, now red-eyed, Tikal.
"Its all real simple, actually...by using Tikal's special healing poiwers, I will ressurect my crushed body to, once again, realize my big invasion of this puny place, Sonic!! Pricks of all ages shall kneel before me in anguish and plead with their lives for mercy! I shall give them none! You are mere roadblocks in my way of acheiving what I have always dreamed of since I was with that pathetic bunch of hooligans, The Freaks!* (Read "Invasion") Yet, I see that you pricks are as persistent as ever in your attempts to stop my dream from becoming reality...I always thought I had the power and the smarts to defeat you all...But you and those sorry excuses you call friends interrupted my plans and sent me to my death...then you went so far as to thwart my second attempts at domination, and to get revenge for what you did to me before!* (Read "Broad Horizons") Now, the third time shall be the ultamite charm!! This universe, and every single inhabitant in it, shall cower at my superior power and strength!! And there's nothing you or anyone else can do to stop me!!!!" Tikal laughed as she teleported herself out of sight, her laughter echoing throughout the house.
Sonic looked at Amy and Knuckles, panic written all over his face as he knew that Tikal did have what it took to bring Blade's body back to life.
"Things just went from bad to really worse..."
Meanwhile, Michael, who had overheard Tikal's entire story, looked at his father with a stare that could melt through steel. After about a minute of total silence, Sonie finally broke the ice. "Michael, I'm afraid that Tikal, your wife, has been possessed by the spirit of Blade..."
"So, Blade has returned..." Michael closed his eyes for a moment and muttered a few incoherent words to himself. "I never thought he'd have the guts to show himself again...Now that he's back, I fear for everyone's safety, mostly my family." Michael opened his eyes and stared right into the eyes of his father, emerald eyes locking in place with the emotion filling the air. Suddenly, Michael grabbed his leg-aids and threw them to the ground, Sonic cried out in horror.
"No! Why did you do that?! They weren't ready to be free!" Sonic looked at Michael s if he were a crazy man, but Michael no longer had a pitiful look in his eyes anymore...
"I don't care what happens to me anymore, dad, Blade has gone too far this time and, crippled or not, I will utterly destroy Blade and remove his existence from this very world...for good!" Michael stretched his legs, wincing considerably as only three weeks had past since he was put on the leg-aids. "I will destroy him even if it costs me my own legs or even my life, he messed with me and messed with my family; NOONE gets away from me wfter that, dad!" Michael looked through pained eyes at Sonic.
"Son...you can't do this by yourself, in your current state, you'd be finished before you even faced Blade! Plus, he is going to fight you using his ressurected body! He will be at full power while you will be crippled and barely able to f-" Sonic never got that phrase finished because Michael smacked Sonic aside the head for calling him crippled.
"I am not crippled, just not at full strength! You stay out of this, and don't mess with me until Im through with that bastard!" Michael shouted as Amy was moving to tears, covering her face with her hands.
"Michael, don't do this! You won't stand a chance against that monster, he's much much stronger then the last time we faced him!" Knuckles tried to speak sense into the young hedgehog but only got the finger. "Yearg! I just wanted to be a help to you since you, obviously, can't fight in your disabled state! Without our help, you won't even get out of this house, boy,,," Knuckles gritted his teeth as Michael looked menacingly at the red echidna, totally unaffected that he was the Guardien of the Master Emerald.
"Say what you want, guy, but this fight is mine and mine ALONE!" Michael screamed at Knuckles, Amy came up and slapped the shit out her son in a teary outburst of emotion.
"Listen to yourself! You really are selfish and cruel! You can't run, and it was your life, but you must deal with your condition, son! Live to fight another day, don't you see that we're only doing this to save your life?!" Amy pleaded her heart out, but Michael's mind had already been made up: he was going to fight Blade alone and alone he would fight.
Michael, wanting to prove his seriousness, dashed out of the house, his screams louder then anything Sonic had ever heard.
"You fool...you fool!!!"
But Michael was already two hundred miles away from his house, revenge on his mind and a score to settle with Blade. Whether or not he would be successful, time could only tell that end...
End Ch 9